Topeka, KS sky calendar · December 2026
Full moon: Wed, Dec 23. New moon: Tue, Dec 8. Sunrise moves from 7:22 AM to 7:41 AM, sunset from 5:00 PM to 5:10 PM. 2 sky events this month (below). Times are local (CST).
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Dec 1 | 7:22 AM | 5:00 PM | 12:00 AM | 12:57 PM | Last quarter · 45% |
| Wed, Dec 2 | 7:23 AM | 5:00 PM | 1:07 AM | 1:21 PM | Waning crescent · 34% |
| Thu, Dec 3 | 7:24 AM | 5:00 PM | 2:12 AM | 1:44 PM | Waning crescent · 25% |
| Fri, Dec 4 | 7:25 AM | 5:00 PM | 3:16 AM | 2:09 PM | Waning crescent · 17% |
| Sat, Dec 5 | 7:26 AM | 5:00 PM | 4:19 AM | 2:36 PM | Waning crescent · 10% |
| Sun, Dec 6 | 7:27 AM | 5:00 PM | 5:23 AM | 3:07 PM | Waning crescent · 5% |
| Mon, Dec 7 | 7:28 AM | 5:00 PM | 6:26 AM | 3:44 PM | Waning crescent · 2% |
| Tue, Dec 8 | 7:29 AM | 5:00 PM | 7:26 AM | 4:28 PM | New moon · 0% |
| Wed, Dec 9 | 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | 8:21 AM | 5:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 1% |
| Thu, Dec 10 | 7:30 AM | 5:00 PM | 9:09 AM | 6:14 PM | Waxing crescent · 3% |
| Fri, Dec 11 | 7:31 AM | 5:00 PM | 9:50 AM | 7:14 PM | Waxing crescent · 7% |
| Sat, Dec 12 | 7:32 AM | 5:00 PM | 10:25 AM | 8:15 PM | Waxing crescent · 12% |
| Sun, Dec 13 | 7:33 AM | 5:00 PM | 10:54 AM | 9:16 PM | Waxing crescent · 19% |
| Mon, Dec 14 | 7:33 AM | 5:01 PM | 11:20 AM | 10:17 PM | Waxing crescent · 27% |
| Tue, Dec 15 | 7:34 AM | 5:01 PM | 11:43 AM | 11:18 PM | Waxing crescent · 36% |
| Wed, Dec 16 | 7:35 AM | 5:01 PM | 12:05 PM | — | First quarter · 45% |
| Thu, Dec 17 | 7:35 AM | 5:02 PM | 12:27 PM | 12:20 AM | Waxing gibbous · 55% |
| Fri, Dec 18 | 7:36 AM | 5:02 PM | 12:51 PM | 1:24 AM | Waxing gibbous · 66% |
| Sat, Dec 19 | 7:37 AM | 5:02 PM | 1:19 PM | 2:32 AM | Waxing gibbous · 76% |
| Sun, Dec 20 | 7:37 AM | 5:03 PM | 1:53 PM | 3:44 AM | Waxing gibbous · 85% |
| Mon, Dec 21 | 7:38 AM | 5:03 PM | 2:35 PM | 5:00 AM | Waxing gibbous · 92% |
| Tue, Dec 22 | 7:38 AM | 5:04 PM | 3:29 PM | 6:17 AM | Waxing gibbous · 97% |
| Wed, Dec 23 | 7:39 AM | 5:04 PM | 4:36 PM | 7:29 AM | Full moon · 100% |
| Thu, Dec 24 | 7:39 AM | 5:05 PM | 5:52 PM | 8:31 AM | Waning gibbous · 99% |
| Fri, Dec 25 | 7:39 AM | 5:05 PM | 7:12 PM | 9:20 AM | Waning gibbous · 96% |
| Sat, Dec 26 | 7:40 AM | 5:06 PM | 8:31 PM | 10:00 AM | Waning gibbous · 89% |
| Sun, Dec 27 | 7:40 AM | 5:07 PM | 9:45 PM | 10:32 AM | Waning gibbous · 81% |
| Mon, Dec 28 | 7:40 AM | 5:07 PM | 10:56 PM | 10:59 AM | Waning gibbous · 72% |
| Tue, Dec 29 | 7:41 AM | 5:08 PM | — | 11:24 AM | Waning gibbous · 61% |
| Wed, Dec 30 | 7:41 AM | 5:09 PM | 12:03 AM | 11:48 AM | Last quarter · 51% |
| Thu, Dec 31 | 7:41 AM | 5:10 PM | 1:08 AM | 12:12 PM | Waning crescent · 40% |
Sky events this month
- Sun, Dec 13Geminids meteor shower peakUp to about 150 meteors an hour under a perfectly dark sky · the Moon stays out of the way
- Wed, Dec 23 7:28 PMFull moonSupermoon: a full moon close to Earth, slightly bigger and brighter
Month by month
Calculated with Astronomy Engine (MIT license).